71fit
Downtown
$3K median rent
Rainey, Sixth, and the warehouse blocks live here. Highest walk score, highest nightlife, and a crime rate inflated by visitors.
NightlifeWalk 100Safety 0
Austin/Brentwood
48fit
Brentwood
Official planning area: Brentwood
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Bungalows between Crestview and Hyde Park. Slightly more cafes than Allandale, slightly less polish than Rosedale.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
89
14 violent · 281 property · 31.6 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+39 vs city set
Schools
63
Rating 7.7 / 10 nearby+9 vs city set
Walk
19
OSM: 5 groceries · 5 cafes · 58 transit · 6 parks+1 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,662 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
5
OSM: 5 cafes · 22 restaurants · 6 bars · 6 parks-9 vs city set
Commute to work
From Brentwood, a typical weekday is 15 min to Downtown, 10 min to UT campus, 17 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
UT campus is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
15 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · -5 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
10 min
Forty Acres · -10 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
The Domain
17 min
North Burnet tech · -9 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,662 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($96K) could “afford” about $2,400 a month at 30% of pay.
65% of households rent. Median home value is $770,446.
ACS median rent
$1,662
30% income budget
$2,400
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$770,446
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Brentwood is 4% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official planning area: 5 groceries, 5 cafes, 6 parks, and 58 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 6 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (58 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 22 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Austin set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 10 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
9,333
Median age
36.9
Median income
$96K
Renters
65%
Bachelor+
69%
Violent / 1k
1.5
Property / 1k
30.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streets
Crime is APD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Austin’s Brentwood is bungalows between Crestview and Hyde Park — Zillow’s quiet-living shortlist, not LA’s Brentwood. The housing is one-story, the trees are grown, and the cafes are fewer than North Loop but more than Allandale. New construction has started to replace the smaller houses; the calm character is what buyers are bidding on.
You will drive to most nightlife. You will walk a dog without crossing a scene. Central, settled, and priced as such. Compare it to Rosedale if schools matter and to North Loop if you want a commercial street in walking distance.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
135 reports
- Tree Issue Right of Way14
- Code Officer12
- Traffic Signal - Maintenance10
- Garbage9
- Parking Violation Enforcement9
- Bicycle Issues
- Pothole Repair
- Tree Issue Right of Way
- Brush
- Street and Bridge Miscellaneous
City of Austin 311 public data, last 14 days. Mapped to Neighborhood Planning Areas. No street addresses stored. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Austin that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/Austin lately: parks and lost-and-found.
- 2 confused dogs running around Brentwood
r/Austin · Jul 5 · 102 upvotes · 6 comments
- Taking bong rips at Brentwood Park, huh?
r/Austin · Jul 13 · 59 comments
- Lost house keys in Brentwood
r/Austin · Jul 12 · 17 upvotes · 6 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Brentwood safe?
Brentwood sits on the quieter side of this Austin map (safety 89 vs city 50). APD logged 1.5 violent and 30.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 31.6 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Brentwood?
ACS median rent is $1,662 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 65% of households rent. Median home value is $770,446. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brentwood walkable?
Walk is 19 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 5 groceries, 5 cafes, 58 transit stops, 6 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Brentwood good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.7 / 10. Median age is 36.9. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Brentwood?
15 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Brentwood?
About 9,333 people. Median income $96K. 69% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Brentwood?
Crestview, Hancock, Hyde Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with Brentwood vs Crestview.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Brentwood vs CrestviewBrentwood vs HancockBrentwood vs Hyde Park
46fit
Crestview
$2K median rent
North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 95
44fit
Hyde Park
$2K median rent
Streetcar bungalows, porches, and a grocery you can walk to. The classic first stop for people who want central without downtown noise.
Family streetsWalk 9Safety 84
39fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
NightlifeWalk 6Safety 84
36fit
Hancock
$2K median rent
Between campus and Hyde Park. Golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to the Forty Acres.
Near UTWalk 9Safety 47